Dress-shield pocket for garments.



No. 639,242 Patented Dec. l9, I899, M. JACKS. DRESS SHIELD POCKET 0R GARMENTS.

(Application filed Aug. 25, 1899.) (No Model.)

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MORITZ JACKS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DRESS-SHIELD POCKET FOR GARMENTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 639,242, dated December 19, 1899. Application filed August 25,1899. Serial No. 728,462. (No model.)

To all whom it"lmty concern.-

Be it known that I, MORITZ JAOKS, a citizen of Germany, and a resident of New York city, New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dress-Shield Pockets for Garments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a garment provided with means for removably securing thereto a dress-shield in such a manner that the shield is properly held in place Without stitching and that it may be readily removed and replaced.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure. 1 is a perspective view of a ladys underwaist embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a section across the lower angle of the sleeve on line 2 2, Fig. 3; and Fig. 3 a cross-section of the sleeve on line 3 3, Fig. 2.

The letter a represents the body of a garmentsuch as an underwaist, corset-cover, &c.having the sleeves a. To the inner side of the garment I attach directly over the armpit an interior pocket composed of two flaps b b, which are joined by a curved seam 79 that coincides with the seam of the sleeve (0. The outer or fixed flap b extends bodily into the sleeve and is of such a curvature in crosssection as to fit snugly against the sleeve, Fig. 3. The flap b is connected along its edge to sleeve a by a line of stitching 19 The inner or loose flap b fits against the, body a and is substantially of the same size as the flap b. It may be removably attached along its loose inner edge to such body by buttons a engaging bnttonholes 12 formed in the doubled edge 19 of the flap or by similar fastening devices.

In use the pocket is unbuttoned, the dressshield o inserted, and the pocket again buttoned, when the shield will be securely confined in proper position within the garment. If the shield is to be removed, it may be readily released and withdrawn by first opening the pocket. Thus it will be seen that the shields may be easily inserted without stitching and maybe readily removed, thus saving labor and inviting cleanliness.

If desired, slitted sleeves may be used, the edges of which maybe drawn together to any desired extent by the lacing-string d. This construction permits the contour of the sleeve and of-the outer flap to be adjusted to accurately fit the wearer.

What I claim is-- A garment,provided with an interior pocket composed of two flaps which are connected at their inner edges by a curved seam, the outer flap being sewed to the garment along its edges so as to form a permanent part thereof,

while the inner flap is permanently attached to the outer one at the inner edges but is adapted to be detachably fastened to the garment around the outer edge of the itlap, provided with suitable fastenings for attaching the outer edge of the inner flap to the garment, whereby adress-shield may be placed between the garment and the pocket, and held in place by the same, substantially as shown and described.

Signed by me at New York city, New York, this 24th day of August, 1899.

MORITZ JACKS.

Witnesses:

F. v. BRIESEN, FRED MILLER. 

